Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 8 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
126098
Address
Buckswood Drive, Gossops Green, RH11 8JE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1359 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
51.8%
Girls
48.2%
First language not English
31.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 33.6%
Pakistani 12.9%
African 10.9%
Mixed 10.6%
Other Asian 7.9%
Other White 6.7%
Indian 6.6%
Other Black 3.2%
Other 3%
Unclassified 2%
Bangladeshi 1.1%
Caribbean 1%
Chinese 0.2%
Irish 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Entering EBacc

School 7%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 34%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 41.6
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9

EBacc average point score

School 3.37
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Year 2024-2025

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Small Business ManagementTechnical Award38
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award16
TourismTechnical Award10
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE23
BiologyGCSE12
Business Studies:SingleGCSE52
ChemistryGCSE12
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE37
Design & TechnologyGCSE23
DanceGCSE7
Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
238
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
136
2nd preference
212
3rd preference
186
From another Local Authority
4
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
136
2nd preference
74
3rd preference
28
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes20
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
234
120
114
Year 8
235
129
106
Year 9
236
109
127
Year 10
211
110
101
Year 11
208
110
98
Year 12
124
64
60
Year 13
111
62
49
Year 2024-2025

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
87.5%
85.5%
Further education
24.0%
40.8%
36.9%
School sixth form
54.0%
26.2%
35.2%
Sixth form college
11.0%
19.8%
12.9%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.5%
Entering employment
2.0%
3.4%
2.6%
Entering apprenticeships
2.0%
2.3%
3.3%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
4.6%
5.7%
Destination unknown
1.0%
2.2%
3.0%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2022-2023 England: Year 2022-2023

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
54.0%
54.3%
60.1%
Top third higher education institutions
9.0%
14.4%
18.9%
Other study at level 4 or 5
1.0%
1.9%
2.5%
Higher apprenticeships
3.0%
2.1%
2.4%
School: Year 2024-2025 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022